MTG Life Counter

How to use this MTG life counter

Tap the left half of your panel to lose 1 life and the right half to gain 1. Hold either half to keep counting: it pauses at every 10, so a hold lands on 10 easily.

Tap your name to rename yourself or pick a color. The button in the middle of the table opens dice, a coin, the start player picker, undo, history and settings.

It also works as a life counter for MTG online games played over a webcam: keep it open on a second screen beside the call.

Not sure which way to count? Our guide to how to track life in Magic compares spindown dice, pen and paper, apps and this counter.

Commander (EDH) life counter: 40 life, commander damage, poison

This commander life counter opens on four players at 40 life, with each panel turned to face its seat. Tap the sword in a panel's corner to track commander damage from each opponent.

Each point of commander damage also comes off that player's life, and 21 from one commander knocks them out, as the official Commander rules set out. The same sheet holds poison counters, and 10 poison is a loss.

The table menu can add partner commanders, energy, experience, the monarch and the initiative. They stay hidden until you turn them on. The Commander life counter page explains each rule and how the counter tracks it.

Yu-Gi-Oh life point counter

Looking for a yugioh life point counter? Switch the game to Yu-Gi-Oh in the table menu for a two-player duel at 8000 life points, or 4000 for a Speed Duel.

Each side has buttons for 50, 100, 500 and 1000 up and down. Tap the life points to open a keypad: type 1700 and tap Damage, or halve the total in one tap. The keypad shows the sum before you commit it, and the coin and die sit in the same table menu.

The Yu-Gi-Oh life point counter page opens straight into a duel at 8000, with the life points rules and their official sources.

MTG life counter questions

Does it work offline?

Yes. After the first visit the counter is saved on your device, so it opens and works with no signal. You can also add it to your home screen like an app.

Can I use it on one phone for four players?

Yes. Lay the phone flat in the middle of the table. The top panels turn upside down so each player reads their own life the right way up, and minus is always on the left for the person facing the panel.

Does it keep the screen on?

Yes, while the page is open. You can turn that off in the table menu if you would rather your phone sleeps.

Is it free?

Yes, completely. Nothing is locked, there is no sign-up, and the game stays on your own device.